The people of Maldives have seen many leaders, but a system of governance that would force leaders to do good is still not in place, former president and speaker Mohamed Nasheed said on Sunday night.
Speaking at the official opening of The Democrats meeting hall in Male', Nasheed alleged the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) of turning into a network of corruption.
Nasheed, who served as MDP's president, left the party after 17 years. His supporters that left the MDP have now formed The Democrats to work against the current MDP government.
“I, too, left MDP because the party's policies had changed, promises to the people were not fulfilled and the government got involved in other things,” he said.
"We don't want to be stained by a network of corruption."
Nasheed said The Democrats aim is to form policies that address the problems faced by the people, including policies that would force every leader to do good for the people.
“It is difficult to say that every president who has ruled this country is a good president,” he added.
"We're trying to create a system, an arrangement where even the bad leader is forced to only do good."
The government was formed with a promise to investigate the corruption cases of the previous regime and recover the lost money, Nasheed said, adding that the promise has not been fulfilled.
“President [Ibrahim Mohamed Solih] has no option, he will lose this election,” Nasheed said about his former ally.
